Ethan Shaotran
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Ethan Shaotran is an American software engineer and author, currently serving in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Shaotran is a resident of Palo Alto, California. He attended the Research Science Institute at MIT in 2019.[3] He graduated from Gunn High School in 2020 and is a senior at Harvard University.[4][5][6] He is developing a scheduling assistant, Spark, backed by OpenAI.[7]
Shaotran is the co-founder of **Energize AI**, a scheduling assistant for professionals, and has worked on AI alignment research. He has authored several books on AI, holds four patents in computer vision and logistics, and has published research in IEEE on autonomous systems.[8]
Career
[edit]Shaotran is among a group of 19 to 24 year olds appointed to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).[9] According to Wired, Shaotran currently has an active General Services Administration (GSA) email and A-suite level clearance, giving him clearance to GSA facilities and IT services.[9]
Shaotran was also identified as a **runner-up at a hackathon held by xAI**, Elon Musk’s AI company, and received a **$100,000 grant from OpenAI** to develop his AI scheduling assistant.[10]
Shaotran is part of a six-member team of young engineers working under Musk at DOGE, alongside **Akash Bobba (21), Luke Farritor (23), Gautier Cole Killian (24), Gavin Kliger (25), and Edward Coristine (19), the youngest member of the team.**[11]
Research and Publications
[edit]Shaotran has worked on AI and autonomous systems research at Harvard SEAS and MIT, publishing in IEEE and contributing to AI alignment projects with OpenAI. Some of his works include:
- **E. Shaotran, I. Pesok, S. Jones and E. Liu**, “Aligned: A Platform-based Process for Alignment.”
- **E. Shaotran, J. J. Cruz and V. J. Reddi**, “Gesture Learning For Self-Driving Cars,” *2021 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Systems (ICAS)*, 2021.
- **C. Chace et al.** *Stories from 2045: Artificial intelligence and the future of work*. *Economic Singularity Club*, 2019.
- **E. Shaotran** *Stock Prediction with Deep Learning*. *Amazon*, 2018.
Personal Interests
[edit]Outside of AI research, Shaotran is an **avid mountaineer and scuba diver**. He is a member of the **Harvard Mountaineering Club** and worked as a **scuba divemaster in Hawaii** during a gap year.
References
[edit]- ^ Elliott, Vittoria. "The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Cameron (February 3, 2025). "Musk signs up university-aged team to dismantle foreign aid". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ https://www.cee.org/newsevents/press-releases/rsi-welcomes-82-top-scholars-2019-summer-stem-institute
- ^ Sheyner, Gennady (February 3, 2025). "Gunn High grad part of Musk's effort to control federal spending". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Bahney, Anna (July 23, 2020). "Is Harvard worth $50,000 if it's only online? That depends on who you ask | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Goel, Shubhangi. "I'm a Harvard senior who balances college and my OpenAI-backed startup through these 3 productivity tips". Business Insider. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Kelly, Makena. "Elon Musk's Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "Ethan Shaotran - AI at Harvard, Co-founder of Energize AI". Harvard University. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ a b Elliott, Vittoria. "The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Farrar, Molly (February 4, 2025). "Harvard senior, Northeastern first-year student reportedly among Musk's DOGE team". Boston.com. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "These 6 baby-faced DOGE engineers form the crack team of Elon Musk". The Economic Times. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
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